mela

From Urdu میلہ (mela)/Hindi मेला (melā), from Sanskrit मेलक (melaka).

mela (plural melas)

1. A Hindu religious festival.
2. A South Asian fair. [from 19th c.]
   • 2008, Amitav Ghosh, Sea of Poppies, Penguin, published 2015, page 53:

     Kalua was a man of unusual height and powerful build: in any fair, festival or mela, he could always be spotted towering above the crowd—even the jugglers on stilts were usually not so tall as he.

   • 2011, Arupa Patangia Kalita, translated by Deepika Phukan, The Story of Felanee:

     Every year there was a mela in the small village where Jutimala lived and Khitish would send three workers to set up a stall there.

• Elma, amel, -meal, meal, alme, Lema, male-, Male, male, leam, lame, lamé, Leam, Elam, Malé, lema

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɛla]
• Hyphenation: me‧la

mela f

1. melee

   Synonyms: tlačenice, zmatek, chaos

2. brawl

   Synonym: rvačka

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

mela

1. masculine singular present transgressive of mlít

• “mela”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “mela”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

From Proto-Finnic *mëla, from Proto-Finno-Permic *melä.^[1][2] Cognates include Karelian mela,^[3] Ludian mela (“oar”), Veps mela (“oar”), Estonian mõla (“paddle, oar”), Votic mõla (“paddle, oar”), Livvi mela (“paddle, oar”), Northern Sami mealli (“oar”), Erzya миле (miľe, “oar, paddle”), Komi-Zyrian маль (maľ, “oar”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈmelɑ/, [ˈme̞lɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -elɑ
• Syllabification^(key): me‧la

mela

1. paddle (oar-like implement)
2. (slang) dick (penis)

Inflection of mela (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		mela	melat
genitive		melan	melojen
partitive		melaa	meloja
illative		melaan	meloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		mela	melat
accusative	nom.	mela	melat
	gen.	melan
genitive		melan	melojen melain rare
partitive		melaa	meloja
inessive		melassa	meloissa
elative		melasta	meloista
illative		melaan	meloihin
adessive		melalla	meloilla
ablative		melalta	meloilta
allative		melalle	meloille
essive		melana	meloina
translative		melaksi	meloiksi
abessive		melatta	meloitta
instructive		—	meloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of mela (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative melani melani accusative nom. melani melani gen. melani genitive melani melojeni melaini rare partitive melaani melojani inessive melassani meloissani elative melastani meloistani illative melaani meloihini adessive melallani meloillani ablative melaltani meloiltani allative melalleni meloilleni essive melanani meloinani translative melakseni meloikseni abessive melattani meloittani instructive — — comitative — meloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative melasi melasi accusative nom. melasi melasi gen. melasi genitive melasi melojesi melaisi rare partitive melaasi melojasi inessive melassasi meloissasi elative melastasi meloistasi illative melaasi meloihisi adessive melallasi meloillasi ablative melaltasi meloiltasi allative melallesi meloillesi essive melanasi meloinasi translative melaksesi meloiksesi abessive melattasi meloittasi instructive — — comitative — meloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative melamme melamme accusative nom. melamme melamme gen. melamme genitive melamme melojemme melaimme rare partitive melaamme melojamme inessive melassamme meloissamme elative melastamme meloistamme illative melaamme meloihimme adessive melallamme meloillamme ablative melaltamme meloiltamme allative melallemme meloillemme essive melanamme meloinamme translative melaksemme meloiksemme abessive melattamme meloittamme instructive — — comitative — meloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative melanne melanne accusative nom. melanne melanne gen. melanne genitive melanne melojenne melainne rare partitive melaanne melojanne inessive melassanne meloissanne elative melastanne meloistanne illative melaanne meloihinne adessive melallanne meloillanne ablative melaltanne meloiltanne allative melallenne meloillenne essive melananne meloinanne translative melaksenne meloiksenne abessive melattanne meloittanne instructive — — comitative — meloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative melansa melansa accusative nom. melansa melansa gen. melansa genitive melansa melojensa melainsa rare partitive melaansa melojaan melojansa inessive melassaan melassansa meloissaan meloissansa elative melastaan melastansa meloistaan meloistansa illative melaansa meloihinsa adessive melallaan melallansa meloillaan meloillansa ablative melaltaan melaltansa meloiltaan meloiltansa allative melalleen melallensa meloilleen meloillensa essive melanaan melanansa meloinaan meloinansa translative melakseen melaksensa meloikseen meloiksensa abessive melattaan melattansa meloittaan meloittansa instructive — — comitative — meloineen meloinensa

• melaa mekkoon
• meloa
• perämela

• molo

• “mela”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

• Elma, elam

mēla

1. Romanization of 𐌼𐌴𐌻𐌰

Borrowed from Russian мел (mel).

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈmelɑ/, [ˈme̞ɫɑ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈmelɑ/, [ˈme̞ɫɑ]
• Rhymes: -elɑ
• Hyphenation: me‧la

mela

1. chalk

Declension of mela (type 3/kana, no gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	mela	melat
genitive	melan	melloin
partitive	mellaa	meloja
illative	mellaa	melloi
inessive	melas	melois
elative	melast	meloist
allative	melalle	meloille
adessive	melal	meloil
ablative	melalt	meloilt
translative	melaks	meloiks
essive	melanna, mellaan	meloinna, melloin
exessive1)	melant	meloint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

• Fedor Tumansky (1790) “мѣла”, in Опытъ повѣствованїя о дѣянїях, положенїи, состоянїи и раздѣленїи Санкт-Петербургской губернїи, Краткїй словарь ижерскаго, финскаго, эстонскаго, чюдскаго, и ямскаго нарѣчїя съ россїйскимъ переводомъ, page 685
• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 304

From Late Latin mēla, from mēlum, from Latin mālum, borrowed from Doric Greek μᾶλον (mâlon, “apple”); compare Attic μῆλον (mêlon).

• IPA^(key): /ˈme.la/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ela
• Hyphenation: mé‧la

mela f (plural mele, diminutive melétta or melìna, augmentative melóna, pejorative melàccia, endearing-derogatory melùccia or melùzza)

1. apple (fruit)

   Synonym: pomo

2. (colloquial, slang) buttock, butt cheek

• mela cotogna (“quince”)
• mela della discordia (“apple of discord”)
• mela librale (“type of large apple”)
• mela selvatica (“crab apple”)

• melagrana
• melata
• meleto
• melo
• melone

• alme, lame, male

mela

1. paddle

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛ.la/

From Arabic بَلَى (balā, “why, certainly!, yes, of course!”), in dialects also with prefixed m-. Compare North Levantine Arabic مبلا (mbala) and Gulf Arabic امبلة (ambala).

mela

1. certainly
2. thus; so; accordingly

mela

1. so; okay; all right

   Mela, ħa nibdew! ― So, let's start!

• mmela

Root
m-l-j
4 terms

From Arabic مَلَأَ (malaʔa), أَمْلَأَ (ʔamlaʔa).

mela (imperfect jimla, past participle mimli, verbal noun mili)

1. (transitive) to fill, stuff
   • 1970, Anton Buttigieg, “Fil-Ġnien”, in Fl-Arena:

     Ta’ ferħ u serħ imlietni, u bħall-għasafar
     u l-friefet jien għamilt: minn fjur għal fjur
     ħsiebi tar bħal farfett, taħt siġra kbira
     qalbi fesdqet il-għana bħal għasfur.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. (intransitive, of the sea) to rise, flood

   Antonym: forogħ

Conjugation of mela
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	mlejt	mlejt	mela		mlejna	mlejtu	mlew
	f			mliet
imperfect	m	nimla	timla	jimla		nimlew	timlew	jimlew
	f			timla
imperative			imla				imlew

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛ.la/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛla
• Syllabification: me‧la

mela

1. third-person singular present of melać

mela

1. inflection of melar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

From Late Latin mēla, from mēlum, from Latin mālum.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmela/

mela f (plural melas)

1. apple (fruit)

• (Castelsardo) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛla/^[1]
• (Sedini) IPA^(key): /ˈmela/^[1]

mela f (plural meli)

1. (dialectal) Alternative form of mera (“apple”)

From German Mehl.

mela f (Cyrillic spelling мела)

1. (Kajkavian) flour

• brašno

mela (Cyrillic spelling мела)

1. inflection of mesti:
   1. feminine singular active past participle
   2. neuter plural active past participle

• IPA^(key): /ˈmela/ [ˈme.la]
• Rhymes: -ela
• Syllabification: me‧la

mela f (plural melas)

1. smitt; smit

• “mela”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28

From Proto-Finnic *mëla.

mela

1. paddle (rowing tool)

Inflection of mela (inflection type 5/sana)
nominative sing.	mela
genitive sing.	melan
partitive sing.	melad
partitive plur.	meloid
	singular	plural
nominative	mela	melad
accusative	melan	melad
genitive	melan	meloiden
partitive	melad	meloid
essive-instructive	melan	meloin
translative	melaks	meloikš
inessive	melas	meloiš
elative	melaspäi	meloišpäi
illative	melaha melha	meloihe
adessive	melal	meloil
ablative	melalpäi	meloilpäi
allative	melale	meloile
abessive	melata	meloita
comitative	melanke	meloidenke
prolative	meladme	meloidme
approximative I	melanno	meloidenno
approximative II	melannoks	meloidennoks
egressive	melannopäi	meloidennopäi
terminative I	melahasai melhasai	meloihesai
terminative II	melalesai	meloilesai
terminative III	melassai	—
additive I	melahapäi melhapäi	meloihepäi
additive II	melalepäi	meloilepäi

• Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “весло”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ‎^[3], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

From mêl (“honey”) +‎ -a. Cognate with Cornish mela.

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛla/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈmeːla/, /ˈmɛla/
• Rhymes: -ɛla

mela (first-person singular present melaf)

1. to gather nectar to make honey
2. to sweeten with honey

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “mela”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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-mela^?

1. (transitive) to stand for

This verb needs an inflection-table template.